HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

[Paulplumb]

I think they were trying to preheat the gas

 

[Ermintrude]

That a slice in the tube?

 

[Paulplumb]

Yeah was replacing the 22 for 28. Was a good tat day

 

[Ermintrude]

Why 28? Surely in times of such austerity shouldn't you be downgrading to 15mm so boiler gets less gas? That's how we explain under gassing

 

[solutions]

And the award for closest flue to an internal corner and a gutter downpipe in a single install goes too.....

 

[solutions]

And leading to the award winning terminal.
Originally neatly concealed in boxing with access hatches......

An entirely unsupported flue without the mi required constant 1.5º fall.

 

[Ermintrude]

Gribdfoss require air intake on all pump sets now!??

 

[Mike Jackson]

From an inspection on a Barrat Home Today.

Spot the problem.

IMG_20141120_094615292 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Customer complaining of warm water through the cold taps. All cold fed from balanced outlet.

IMG_20141120_094627205 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

You couldd feel the heat waft out of the airing cupboard as you opened the door.

IMG_20141120_094636290 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Well I won't worry about cleaning the condense trap then.

IMG_20141120_101014165 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Clearance?

IMG_20141120_095411420_HDR by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

It's got a cage round but should it really be below ground?

IMG_20141120_094218703 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

The customer is in dispute over various other issues. The heating has been coming on at night, the engineer sent round to sort the issues changed the Honeywell programmable stats for Danfoss ones and then set them up wrong so the heating was set to 22° over night. There could be reverse circulation issues as the hot water return is teed in in the wrong place, before both heating returns. There is a TRV in the bedroom where the stat for upstairs is fitted. The engineer has written in the logbook that the system was flushed with clean water before adding X100 because it is a new system. That clean water will dissolve the flux residues and grease in the radiators well! It's 10mm plastic as well so should sludge up nicely in a few years.

The customer is a chartered surveyor so has puulled them up on loads of issues, airbricks below ground level, gradient on front path too steep. He is also working for some of his neighbours due to issues with missing insulation in roof voids and cavities etc. He's like a dog with a bone. It's quite fun working for someone who wants you to find as many faults as possible.

 

[Toxic Ted]

Good for him Mike....house builders need to be accountable.

 

[leakeee]

Why the boiler fix on the HTG side??

 

[Ermintrude]

What's wrong with it?

 

[solutions]

From an inspection on a Barrat Home Today.

Spot the problem.

 

[solutions]

Wow.... way to place an issolator between the system and the expansion and pressure release its not even a lock shield gate valve. Cant wait till the home owner confuses it for part of the filling loop and shuts it.

 

[happyflyer]

Wow.... way to place an issolator between the system and the expansion and pressure release its not even a lock shield gate valve. Cant wait till the home owner confuses it for part of the filling loop and shuts it.

Booooooooooooom :001_9898: SV on boiler will take over until pressure drop below cut off set point

I think Tamz once said GSR doesn't make you a good engineer, this might have been the GSRs lad who did this,
some excuse.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Booooooooooooom :001_9898: SV on boiler will take over until pressure drop below cut off set point

I think Tamz once said GSR doesn't make you a good engineer, this might have been the GSRs lad who did this,
some excuse.

It's a heat only so no safety valve on boiler. Shut valve and pressure goes up until something gives way. Cue water at 80 degrees spraying across the room.